Speed ​​Pass starts with choosing a hunter

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"Qingzhou, Longgang Prefecture Li Ming, Lord Bai, I have long admired you."

Li Ming smiled and clasped his fists as he walked towards Bai Yuan.

Ignore Li Huan beside you.

This person is usually intimidating without being angry, but when he smiles, he can give people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze.

As the saying goes, don't hit someone who smiles at you. Bai Yuan also clasped his fists and said, "Master Li."

Qingzhou was the private land of the Qingzhou Palace. Therefore, all the officials in Qingzhou at that time were appointed by the palace. Li Huan and Li Ming were equivalent to prefects, so calling them "sir" was in accordance with the rules.

"I have long heard of the reputation of Lord Bai from Lingzhou. Seeing him today, I can see that he is indeed a man of great stature and not just an ordinary person."

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Bai Yuan was speechless.

Li Ming, like Li Huan, is very talkative.

The old fellow, Prince of Qingzhou, seemed to be gifted as a stud. Although he had only one queen, he had countless concubines and beauties, who had given birth to countless children. He was similar to the ancestor of a certain Emperor Zhaolie.

In fact, in the royal family, being able to give birth is a skill.

The reason why King of Qingzhou was able to become the only remaining prince with a fiefdom was not only because he was good at fighting, but also because he was good at giving birth.

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change, which can always produce excellent offspring. Otherwise, it is not easy to maintain such a large family business.

Bai Yuan suspected that Lu Xiao, the general of Lingzhou who had died in battle, had learned the ways of the King of Qingzhou, but his life was too short and he could not reach the scale of the Qingzhou Palace.

As more children are born, the status of the prince's children becomes less valuable, and if they want to stand out, they must fight for it.

Li Huan and Li Ming are the best among those descendants. Of course, the competition is extremely fierce.

Li Huan looked at Li Ming with a bad expression.

"Fourth brother, what do you want?"

Beihua Prefecture and Longgang Prefecture are adjacent to each other, so naturally there will be many conflicts between them.

Li Ming still smiled as usual: "Ninth brother, I have heard that Lord Bai is quite knowledgeable in killing monsters, so I came here to ask for your advice."

Hearing this, Li Huan immediately became alert.

Bai Yuan was the helper he specially invited through Yang Fangyu's relationship, so he couldn't let Li Ming get there first.

His fourth brother has done a lot of things like poaching people.

Li Ming no longer paid attention to Li Huan: "Master Bai, Longgang Prefecture has been suffering from the chaos of demons for a long time. I hope you can help save the people from the water and fire."

As he spoke, he observed Bai Yuan's expression.

He deliberately used the righteousness to ask Bai Yuan for help, but Bai Yuan's expression did not change.

Since it is not sentiment, it must be interest.

Li Ming understood: "Master Bai, I recently got a Tonggan Pill. Why don't we stay in Longgang Prefecture for a few days and taste it?"

Bai Yuan raised his eyebrows.

The Tongjian Pill is a magical pill that is coveted by martial artists in the world. It can help break through the perception barrier. The name alone is enough to make people jealous.

Li Ming obviously wanted to use the synaesthesia pill to get him to take action.

Bai Yuan shook his head: "Master Li, Brother Li and I have an agreement. When I return from Beihua Mansion, I will visit Master Li's residence."

Li Ming's expression froze.

He didn't expect Bai Yuan to refuse his invitation.

Before Bai Yuan set foot in Qingzhou, he had already sent his men to find out about Bai Yuan's situation.

Bai Yuan has not yet achieved a breakthrough in perception, so he deliberately took out the telepathic pill to please him, showing his sincerity.

"Since I have official business to attend to, I will have a toast and a chat with Master Bai in a few days."

Li Ming was quite magnanimous. He certainly heard the rejection in Bai Yuan's words, but he did not try to stop him.

He only said it was official business and did not make any final statement.

Otherwise it would be equivalent to pushing Bai Yuan towards Li Huan, and he certainly would not do such a stupid thing.

Li Huan breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at Bai Yuan with gratitude.

He asked himself if the price he offered was far less than Li Ming's synesthesia pill.

The temptation of the telepathic pill is too great for a martial artist who has not yet achieved a breakthrough in perception.

Bai Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Next time, for sure."

Li Ming also bowed and said goodbye. He turned and walked into the carriage. The coachman snapped his whip and the carriage that was blocking the official road slowly drove away.

The reason why Bai Yuan rejected Li Ming was certainly not because of brotherhood.

He has a good relationship with Yang Fangyu, but his business relationship with Li Huan is real.

Even though he wanted to make friends with the Qingzhou Palace, Li Huan and Li Ming were both sons of the King of Qingzhou, so there was really no difference between them.

However, he had no interest in the telepathic pill that Li Ming took out. He needed martial arts more than pills.

If Li Ming knew, he would probably vomit three liters of blood.

Although the martial arts are good, one is enough. There are very few people like Bai Yuan who are crazy about collecting martial arts.

The next day.

Bai Yuan and his party arrived at the Beihua Prefecture government office.

"Brother Bai, a group of Beiyuan monsters are entrenched in Laoye Mountain, a hundred miles outside the city. The mountain is steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack. I have sent troops to encircle and suppress them many times, but they were always repelled in the end."

Li Huan said while pointing at the map on the wall.

This was the first time Bai Yuan saw a map with such detailed markings, which showed that the cartographer had put a lot of effort into it.

There were no satellites in ancient times, so drawing such a detailed map required a lot of effort.

Many good generals suffered from unfavorable terrain and ended up in a miserable defeat.

Therefore, observing the terrain became a compulsory course for famous generals. People who easily get lost cannot become generals, so Li Huan's map is priceless.

Bai Yuan looked at the map.

The terrain of the demon village is indeed very tricky. There is only one road leading to the village, and there is a natural cliff behind the village. If you want to attack the village, you can only fight head-on.

Anyone who often leads troops in battle knows that attacking a city is much more difficult than annihilating an enemy in the wild.

At least twice the strength is needed to be able to attack the city. Because of this, Li Huan has been helpless against the demon village.

This turtle shell is really hard to smash.

Bai Yuan groaned. If he could build a missile, this problem would be much simpler. Unfortunately, he couldn't build one.
However, he brought a musket team, and under the firepower suppression, his chances of winning would be much greater.

This is also the reason why Li Huan traveled all the way to Lingzhou to ask him for help.

Bai Yuan: "There is no time to lose, why don't we go to the demon village first?"

Li Huan was delighted: "That's great."

The demon village was a great worry to him, and he just wanted to eradicate it as soon as possible.

The two hit it off immediately and led their troops to Laoyeling.

Qingzhou is mostly plains, not as mountainous as Lingzhou.

Laoyeling is one of the few dangerous peaks in Qingzhou. A cliff hundreds of meters high can be seen from a few miles away.

On top of the cliff, a stone castle is particularly eye-catching.

That is the demon village.

It would be more appropriate to call it a demon castle rather than a demon village.

A little cat demon came out of the jungle and easily crossed the top of the city wall. The interior of the demon village was extremely simple, just like the slums in the south of Huanglongfu City. More than a hundred tents were scattered in the demon village in a disorderly manner, and there was no concept of roads at all.

The little cat demon ran all the way and finally entered a tent which must be relatively clean.

"Sir, the officers and soldiers from Beihua Prefecture are here again."

The little cat demon speaks human language.

In front of her sat a woman in a black robe.

If Bai Yuan were here, he would recognize at a glance that this woman is the owner of Lingzhou Soul-Chasing Tower, Jia.

But now she has changed her name to Han Min.

Because of her incompetence, she was dismissed from her position as the owner of the Soul-Chasing Tower by Kui Dong and came to Qingzhou to recuperate.

This demon village was exactly her work.

In fact, she is very strong in both strength and means, otherwise she would not have been able to become the owner of the Soul-Chasing Tower in a state as a woman.

It was just that I met that freak Bai Yuan.

"understood."

Han Min waved his hand.

She has built the demon stronghold into an impregnable fortress. Even if Qingzhou sent troops to encircle and suppress it, it would be difficult to break through, not to mention the officers and soldiers of Beihua Prefecture.

Just as the little cat demon was about to leave the tent, she suddenly called out to the little cat demon.

"Let Black Tiger go and explore."

"As ordered."

The little cat demon obeyed the order in a sharp voice and left.

At the foot of Laoyeling Mountain.

"Brother Bai, that is the demon village."

Li Huan raised his hand and pointed to the castle at the highest point of the cliff.

Bai Yuan was a little surprised.

As we all know, whether it is monsters, demons or barbarians, they are all free and easy in nature and rarely have the habit of building cities.

Bai Yuan had killed many monsters in Lingzhou, but he had never seen such an organized and disciplined group of monsters.

Not only that, there are almost no cities in the vast Beiyuan.

There must be an expert giving instructions in this demon village.

Li Huan was also very puzzled.

He was familiar with the situations of the other twelve prefectures in Qingzhou. There was only one place like the demon village in front of him, Beihua Prefecture.

What made him even more headache was that this demon village acted very cautiously.

Although many masters in Beihua Prefecture were killed by the monsters in the monster village, the number was only medium among the thirteen prefectures in Qingzhou.

As a result, reinforcements from Qingzhou never came to Beihua Prefecture.

Li Huan could only fight against the demon village on his own.

Originally, he had thought about reporting the matter to his father, but once he reported it, the possibility of inheriting the throne in the future would be greatly reduced.

The King of Qingzhou is only a hundred years old now, which is still the prime of his life for a martial artist like him.

Therefore, he did not appoint a crown prince and was always observing the performance of his thirteen sons.

Li Huan was not ranked high among the thirteen. If he asked for reinforcements, his impression in the mind of the King of Qingzhou would be completely ruined.

So he would rather travel far to Lingzhou to find Bai Yuan than ask for help from the Qingzhou Palace.

“It is indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack.”

Bai Yuan nodded. Although he was not good at military strategy, he could see some clues.

Of course he wouldn't have such a ridiculous idea as using a glider to drop from the sky. After all, the monster castle was full of monsters, and there might be some monsters that could fly, and then they would all become sitting ducks.

When marching or fighting a war, steady and cautious advance is the best strategy. If you keep thinking about using tricks, you will suffer losses sooner or later. Not every general is a military genius.

The only way to win is to use more people to defeat fewer people.

He had people and guns, so the best way was of course to lay siege to the city.

In ancient times, generals would often besiege a city for months, or even years. Among them, there were many famous generals, because siege was the most cost-effective way to attack a city.

Otherwise, the casualties caused by a forced siege would be too great and no one would dare to bear it.

The demon village is inhabited by demons. If they are besieged for too long, a riot will surely break out.

That's when he'll reap the rewards.

This is the same principle as hunters hunting. In many cases, when dealing with wild beasts, they cannot confront them head-on, otherwise they will surely die in the beast's dying counterattack.

If you want to attack a city at the lowest cost, besieging it is the best approach.

(End of this chapter)